Orbital polisher - wax on wax off

[Mike996]

Hello again.

I have seen varying reports about using the orbital polisher (mines a Meguiars) to apply Wax to the car. Any views on this.

Also, I am a bit confused about the final "buffing" - I was given a microfibre polishing bonnet. I assume that you only use this once you have applied, and subsequently removed all of the polish to give the car a final going over?

Cheers

Mike

[Mark V8]

Hello again Mike, you can indeed remove wax and acheive your final finish with a polishing bonnet but personally I prefer to use very plush (best) microfibre cloths, turning them as I go, panel by panel.
The bonnets I tend to use for removing the residue left by glazes, or spritz them with water to 'set' certain waxes in order to layer them and acheive an ultimate shine....

If you do call round to buy this lot....

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/476835.htm

......weather permitting I'll give you a full demo and tutorial.....

Mark.

[belleair302]

Most people wax by hand, a thin layer or two is usually enough. Re buffing off, yes a bonnet via a polisher is one route, no more than speed level 3, or just by hand with a microfibre cloth.

Megs G220, or a Porter Cable are much better for polishes, glazes and swirl removal than waxing, which is more a manual delicate task than a mechanical one.

[Mike996]

Thanks for that! Think I will try both methods on the wifes car tomorrow/1 Mark - I was going to call tonight, but got delayed coming back from Turkey - will call asap

Mike

[Anatol]

The Sonus DAS microfibre bonnets are marvellous - we use them to remove any final glaze (if you get any odd acronym-fear, I think the detailing world peeps use 'LSP' to refer their "Last Stage Product" of choice). We possibly cheat by using them on a rotary though - but at minimum spin speed.

We follow that up with a super-clean microfibre by hand to remove any dust, and the gloss is pretty stonking.

Tol